Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 64.9% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Eritrea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 42.5% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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